Late ventricular dysrhythmias after myocardial infarction.
Serious ventricular dysrhythmias occurred in hospital after discharge from a coronary intensive care unit in 11 out of 142 patients with myocardial infarction. Previous rhythm changes, hypotension, and left ventricular failure were common findings; only one of these patients had an uneventful previous course. Four patients were resuscitated and left hospital; six were resuscitated but died at varying periods up to eight days after the event; one patient could not be resuscitated. Recent coronary occlusion or further myocardial infarction was demonstrated in 7 of these 11 patients and presumably accounted for the dysrhythmia.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000150:complications; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D012151:Resuscitation; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation